ML19317H234

AR Environ Radiation Surveillance Program, Revised Version

ML19317H234
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Site:	Arkansas Nuclear
Issue date:	04/28/1972
From:	Horn R ARKANSAS, STATE OF
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ARKAMSAS ENVIRONMENTAL RADIATION SURVEILLANCE PROGRM4 R. L. Horn Director DIVISION OF PLAN!!ING AND OPERATIONS BUREAU OF ENVIROUMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES .

ARKANSAS ~ STATE 'DEPARTIENT OF HEALTH

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, PROGRAM DESCRIPTION State' vide Surveillance:

The State Program was established in 1956 as a result of nuclear weapons test-

-ing. The present program is a continuation and extension of that program and ionsists of:

1. Monthly analysis of milk samples collected from representative processing plants throughout the state.

2. Analysis of precipitation collected at the State Department of

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3 Participation in the Environmental Protection Agency's Radiation Alert Network air sampling program. ,

h. Analysis of all public vater supplies.

The Statewide Surveillance Program is reflected in Table 1.

Southvcst Exncrimental Fast Oxide Renctor:

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The SEPOR radiation surveillance pro 6 ram is a typical source-oriented sur-veillance activity. The Southwest Experitental Fast Oxide Reacter (SEPOR),

which became operational in May 1969, is located 20 miles southwest of Fayette-ville. A pre-operational surveillance progrcu vas conducted and conclusions from'that program are published (1). Table'2 shows the present SEFOR environ-  ;

nental radiation surveillence progran while Table 3 identifies the location of 1

Sampling Stations.  ;

Arkansas Nuclear One:

Arkansas Euclear' 'One is a prescuri:.ed vutar reactcr located arproximately 6 miles vest of_Russellville, Arkansas. The facility is scheduled for commer-i cial operation in August 1973 The current Ano Radiation Surveillance progran of is a typical pre-operational activity and the Arkansas State Departmel..

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. . Health's sampling activities in the ANO environs appear in Tabic h, ANO -

Environmental Radiation Surveillance Program (Pre-Operational). ' fable 5

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identifies the established sample locations. -

Tables 6 and 7 summarize the analytical results of the envirc,.anent samples collected at M10 during 1969 and 1970(1). After the ANO facility starts ,com-mercial operation it is anticipated that the ANO Environmental Radiation Sur-veillance Program vill be modified as shown in Tabic 8. Location of sample sites vill remain as listed in Table 5 The Arkansas State Department of Health and the Arkansas Power and Light Company have entered into an agreement whereby the Department vill assist APLL in the M10 Environmental Monitoring Pogram and vill perform services in the following areas:

1. Training

2. Sampling and Testing

3. Analyses

h. Consultation and Representation

. This agreement vill extend through the operational phase of the ANO project.

ANALYSES The following types of environmental samples are periodically analyzed by the Burerm of Environmental Health Services laboratory. l

1. Water

2. '.':;;ctation

3. I'ich h .- Aquatic Biota 5 Soil

6. Silt

7. Air (filters)-

8. l' ilk 9 Thyroid (beef) 3

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L TABLE 1 STATE RADIATION SA!@ LING HETWORK TYPE SAMPLE sat & LING FREQUENCY TYPE ANALYSES liilk Monthly 09S r and 90Sr (Gamma Scan)

Well Water Triennial Gross Alpha and Gross Beta Surface Water Triennial Gross Alpha and Gross Beta Frecipitation As available Gross Beta ,

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l lulk sampling stations are located in the following counties:

Ouachita Sebastian

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5 TABLE 2 SEFOR ENVIROHfSNTAL RADIATION SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM OPERATIONAL TYPE OF SMTLE SAMPLING FREQUEUCY TYPE OF AHALYSIS Surface Water Quarterly- Camma Scan, Gross Alpha & Beta Silt Quarterly.

Grass Gamma Scan, Gross Alpha & Beta Quarterly Gamma Scan, Gross Alpha & Beta Soil Quarterly Milk Gamma Scan, Gross Alpha & Beta lbnthly Gamma Scan

' Air Three/ Week Gamma Scan, Gross Beta 4

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TABLE 14 ANO ENVIRONMENTAL RADIATION SURVEILLANCE PROGRM4 PRE-OPERATIONAL TYPE SAMPLE SAMPLING FREQUENCY TYPE ANALYSIS 1

Milk Quarterly Ganna Scan Soil Semi-annually Gamma Scan, Gross alpha

& beta Silt Semi-annuclly Gamma Scan, Gross alpha

& beta Vegetation Semi-ennually Gamma Scan, Gross alpha

& beta Water Semi-annually Gamma Scan, Gross alpha

& beta Fish 2 April 72, Nov. 72, April 73 3H, Gamma Scan, Gross alpha & beta Air Weekly. Gamma Scan, Gross beta Thyroid (Beef)3 lionthly Garna Scan Selected raw milk samples will be analyzed for 9Sr and 90Sr.

2 Fish samplei vill be tahen from 1 location near the ANO intake and 2 locations near the discharge canals. Predator, Primary & Bottom fecdcrs vill be collected at each location.' .

3Beef thyroids collected from six animals at each location.

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Average radioactivity in environmental sa=ples at Arkansas Nuclear One,1969 .

Nudber Average radioactivity concentration Tyne of Scrple of Gross cross 65 1ho Ba 21h 31 89 Sr 90Sr alpha Fa 232 Th Sa g les 106 Eu 137,s Sh beta lhh Ce 131I v 95Zr Zn NA NA h NA 8 21 NA NA Milk (pCi/ liter) 15 NA 5 NA 20, NA NA 0- 0 0 8 NA NA 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 Surface vater (pCi/ liter) 19 0 1 NA NA 0 1h 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 'O O Soil (pCi/g dry weight) h 1 0 0- 1 NA NA 0 13 h 0 0 .h .3 5 0 Silt (pCi/g dry weight) 0 0.1 NA NA N. 0 237 0 0 3 .2 3 0 NA Grass (pCi/n dry veicht) h NA, no ana .: sis

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Gross Alpha and Gross Beta Ash pei/cm !! ilk (09Sr) pei/1 Milk (90Sr) Pci/1 Soil pei/gm Water pei/1 Gross Alpha. 2.0 0.2 Gross Beta 10.0 13.0 10.0 10.0 2.0 l

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TABLE 10 MINIMUM DLTECTABLE ACTIVITY Oamma Analysis Soil andl Fish 1 Water 2 Grass 1 Milk 2 Beef Thyroid 1 Silt pei/gm pei/gm pei/1 pei/gm pei/1 pei/gm Ca-1kh -0.1 0.17 8.1 0.6 --

0.6 I-131 0.2 0.03 2.0 39.0 11- 0.08 Ru-106 0.1 0.15 . T.0 0.5 --

0.5 Cs-137' O.09 0.03 2.0 0.2 8.0 0.1 Zr-95 0.09 0.03 2.0 0.2 -- 0.1 Mn-Sh 0.09 0.02 1.1 0.1 --

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